So last week,
the TV and internet were full of broadcasts about the Ridley Scott Exodus movie that is scheduled for
release on 12/12/2014. Big news that Christian Bale was cast as
Moses and that filming of the biblical extravaganza was already beginning at
the remote location in Spain. Immediately, I got a funny feeling… something
felt familiar. So I
started a search. From here
to there, I discovered that more than one element echoed MY script, The Story of Times, which I
wrote over 20 years ago. Digging a little further, I found that the production
is heavily connected to talent represented by the one agency that had read my
script in 1992. At that
time, I had received a rejection letter from Ronald Mardigian, Senior VP of the
William Morris Agency, indicating that the script had made its way, over 5
months, from the mailroom to upper level management. I NEVER RECEIVED THE COPY OF THE
SCRIPT IN RETURN, only a letter from his associate.
Why,
you may ask, do I think the current Exodus movie is based on my script? Without
even discussing their script, based only upon their casting list, first you
will notice that Joshua,
not Moses, not Pharaoh, but Joshua, is given top billing, and number two, as
you scroll down the list of characters, you will find among the Hebrews and
ancient Egyptians, a scientist. Joshua and science are the main
ingredients that I exclusively added to the biblical story known as Exodus.
My script, The
Story of Times, weaves two stories together: one set in the future, and the
other, set in ancient Egypt during the time of the Pharaohs. Two main
characters, each born in a different era, are connected and responsible for the
greatest story ever told. Read the treatment of my script to discover how Joshua, a character from
a time of advanced technology, becomes Joshua of the biblical story. I
don’t just tell the well-known biblical story of the Exodus, but rather I build
up an entirely unique view of another story that is interwoven with the story
of Moses.
